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# A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z  Agile

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Words Description Sections
80/20 Rule 10 Knowledge Areas x 5 Process Groups link ...

A

Words Description Sections
AB Testing Actual Cost link ...
ACWP Actual Cost of Work Performed link ...
AD Activity Description link ...
ADM Arrow Diagramming Method link ...
ADR Alternative Dispute Resolution link ...
AE Apportioned Effortlink ...
AF Actual Finish datelink ...
AOA Activity-on-Arrowlink ...
AON Activity-on-Nodelink ...
ARMA Autoregressive Moving Averagelink ...
AS Actual Start datelink ...

B

Words Description Sections
BAC Budget at Completionlink ...
BARF Bought-into, Approved, Realistic, Formallink ...
BCR Benefit Cost Ratiolink ...
BCWP Budgeted Cost of Work Performedlink ...
BCWS Budgeted Cost of Work Scheduledlink ...
BOM Bill Of Materialslink ...

C

Words Description Sections
CA Control Accountlink ...
CAP Control Account Planlink ...
CBR Cost Benefit Ratiolink ...
CBT Computer-Based Testlink ...
CCB Change Control Board link Project Changes
CCS Change Control Systemlink ...
CH Contact Hourslink ...
CMMI® Capability Maturity Model Integratedlink ...
COC Cost of Conformancelink ...
CONC Cost of Non-Conformancelink ...
COQ Cost of Qualitylink ...
CPAF Cost Plus Award Feelink ...
CPF Cost Plus Feelink ...
CPFF Cost Plus Fixed Feelink ...
CPI Cost Performance Indexlink ...
CPIF Cost Plus Incentive Feelink ...
CPM Critical Path Methodologylink ...
CPPC Cost-Plus-Percentage of Costlink ...
CR Change Requestlink ...
CV Cost Variance link ...
CWBS Contract Work Breakdown Structurelink ...

D

Words Description Sections
DD Data Datelink ...
DFD Data Flow Diagramlink ...
DOE Design of Experimentslink ...
DU Durationlink ...
DUR Durationlink ...

E

Words Description Sections
EAC Estimate at Completionlink ...
EEF Enterprise Environmental Factorslink ...
EF Early Finish Datelink ...
EMV Expected Monetary Valuelink ...
EPV Expected Present Valuelink ...
ES Early Start Datelink ...
ETC Estimate to Completelink ...
EV Earned Valuelink ...
EVA Earned Value Analysislink ...
EVA Economic Value Addlink ...
EVM Earned Valued Managementlink ...
EVT Earned Value Techniquelink ...

F

Words Description Sections
FF Finish-to-Finishlink ...
FF Free Floatlink ...
FFP Firm Fixed Pricelink ...
FMEA Failure Mode and Effect Analysislink ...
FP-EPA Fixed Price with Economic Price Adjustmentlink ...
FPIF Fixed Price Incentive Feelink ...
FS Finish-to-Startlink ...
FV Future Valuelink ...

H

Words Description Sections
HR Human Resourcelink ...

I

Words Description Sections
IFB Invitation for Bidlink ...
IO Inputs and Outputslink ...
IRR Internal Rate of Returnlink ...
ISO International Organization for Standardizationlink ...
ITTO Inputs, Tools, Techniques and Outputslink ...

J

Words Description Sections
JAD Joint Application Development (or Design)link ...
JIT Just in Timelink ...

K

Words Description Sections
KA Knowledge Arealink ...
KPI Key Performance Indicatorlink ...

L

Words Description Sections
LF Late Finish datelink ...
LL Lessons Learned (or Learnt)link ...
LOE Level of Effortlink ...
LS Late Start datelink ...

M - N

Words Description Sections
MBI Minimum Business Increment link Execute Project to Deliver Business Value
NPV Net Present Value link ...

O

Words Description Sections
OBS Organizational Breakdown Structurelink ...
OD Original Durationlink ...
OPA Organizational Process Assetslink ...
OPM3® Organizational Project Management Maturity Modellink ...

P

Words Description Sections
PBT Paper-Based Testlink ...
PC Percent Completelink ...
PCT Percent Completelink ...
PDCA Plan Do Check Actlink ...
PDM Precedence Diagramming Methodlink ...
PERT Program Evaluation and Review Techniquelink ...
PF Planned Finish datelink ...
PM Project Managerlink ...
PM Project Managementlink ...
PMB Performance Measurement Baselinelink ...
PMBOK Project Management Body Of Knowledgelink ...
PMBOK® Project Management Body of Knowledgelink ...
PMI® Project Management Institutelink ...
PMIS Project Management Information Systemlink ...
PMO Project Management Officelink ...
PMO Program Management Officelink ...
PMP Project Management Professionallink ...
PMP® Project Management Professionallink ...
PS Planned Start Datelink ...
PSWBS Project Summary Work Breakdown Structurelink ...
PTA Point of Total Assumption link ...
PV Present Valuelink ...
PV Planned Valuelink ...

Q

Words Description Sections
QA Quality Assurancelink ...
QC Quality Controllink ...
QFD Quality Function Deploymentlink ...
QP Quality Planninglink ...

R

Words Description Sections
RACI Responsible, Accountable, Consult, and Informlink ...
RAM Responsibility Assignment Matrixlink ...
RBS Resource Breakdown Structurelink ...
RBR Risk Breakdown Structure link Risk
RD Remaining Durationlink ...
RFI Request for Informationlink ...
RFP Request for Proposallink ...
RFQ Request for Quotationlink ...
ROI Return on Investmentlink ...
ROM Rough Order of Magnitudelink ...

S

Words Description Sections
SF Start-to-Finishlink ...
SF Scheduled Finish datelink ...
SLA Service Level Agreementlink ...
SME Subject Matter Expertlink ...
SOW Statement of Worklink ...
SPI Scheduled Performance Indexlink ...
SS Start-to-Startlink ...
SS Scheduled Start datelink ...
SV Schedule Variancelink ...
SWAG Sophisticated Wild Ass Guesslink ...
SWOT Strenths, Weaknees, Oppurtunities, and Threadslink ...

T

Words Description Sections
T&M Time and Materiallink ...
TC Target Completion datelink ...
TCPI To-Complete Performance Indexlink ...
TF Target Finish datelink ...
TF Total Floatlink ...
TQM Total Quality Managementlink ...
TS Target Start datelink ...
TT Tools and Techniqueslink ...

V

Words Description Sections
VAC Variance at Completionlink ...
VE Value Engineeringlink ...
VOC Voice of the Customerlink ...

W

Words Description Sections
WAS Work Authorization Systemlink ...
WBS Work Breakdown Structurelink ...
WPI Work Performance Informationlink ...


Agile Abbreviations


Words Description Sections
MVP Minimum Viable Product link Execute Project to Deliver Business Value
link Test